UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 8, 2008
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 1-9260 | | 73-1283193 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 7130 South Lewis, Suite 1000, Tulsa, Oklahoma | | 74136 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (918) 493-7700
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On August 8, 2008, Mr. Stanley Belitz, Unit Corporation’s Controller and principal accounting officer, announced that he plans to resign from his employment with the Company effective September 1, 2008.
The Company’s Board of Directors has elected Mr. Don Hayes, the Company’s Assistant Controller, to succeed Mr. Belitz as the Company’s Controller and principal accounting officer effective September 1, 2008.
Mr. Hayes, age 49, joined the Company in October 1984 and served as a staff accountant in Taxation and Drilling Accounting until May 1989 when he was promoted to Financial Reporting Supervisor. In September 2003 he was promoted to Assistant Controller. He began his career as a staff accountant with Jim Elliot, CPA from August 1982 until joining the Company and has a Masters Degree in Accounting from Oklahoma State University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
Not Applicable.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
Not Applicable.
(c) Shell Company Transactions.
Not Applicable.
(d) Exhibits.
Not Applicable.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | Unit Corporation |
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| Date: August 13, 2008 | By: /s/ Mark E. Schell |
| | Mark E. Schell |
| | Senior Vice President |
| | and General Counsel |
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